Week of April 2nd - 6th

Dear Parents,

I hope you are already enjoying this time with your family, and having some fun in the sun.  Our week will be a short school week, as we observe Good Friday.

Bible - Lesson 25, Numbers 22-24, "Balaam"
Spelling - Unit 30, Test on Thursday
Language - Unit 6, pages 208-213, "Pronouns"
Reading - Begin City of Ember, skill: making inferences
Math - Chapter 16, pages 306-309, begin Chapter 19
Science - Unit F, Lesson 1, "What Is Electricity"
Alabama History - Begin Chapter 9, "A Divided Nation"

Week of March 19th - 23rd

Dear Parents,

Today was an especially exciting day at TPS.  Our visiting author, Eric Litwin, is talented as an author and musician.  The children were so engaged, and I believe they enjoyed him almost as much as I did.

Lower school Science Fest is this coming Friday, March 23rd, and we have an early school dismissal.
Have a wonderful Spring Break!

Bible - Complete Lesson 23, begin Lesson 24, Numbers 13-14;16;21:4-9, "Forty Years in the Desert"
Spelling - Unit 29, Test on Thursday
Language - Begin Unit 6, pages 204-209, "Pronouns"
Reading - Peppermints in the Parlor
Math - Chapter 15 Test on Tuesday, begin chapter 16
Science - Daily grade on Tuesday covering Chapter 12, Lesson 3 then begin pages 603-609, "What is Electricity"
Alabama History -  Test on Wednesday covering pages 160-174

Week of March 12th - 16th

I can hardly believe that on Monday we'll begin the last nine weeks.  The grade sheet in Monday's folder will be the final average for this nine weeks.  Have a great weekend!

Bible - Lesson 23, Numbers 11-12, "The Israelites Complain"
Spelling -  Unit 28, Test on Thursday
Language - quotation marks, Unit 5 Test on Friday
Reading - Peppermints in the Parlor, skills: predicting outcomes, noting details
Math - Begin Chapter 15, 2-digit divisors
Science - Chapter 12, Lesson 3, pages 514-520, "How Does Matter React Chemically"
Alabama History - Chapter 8, pages 160-170, "Early Statehood"

Week of March 5th - 9th

March has certainly come in like a lion.  The weather is up and down, but we are holding steady in fourth grade.  I continue to be proud of the progress the children are making in division.  Please note the addition and multiplication timed tests in your child's folder.  It is so important that they master these facts.  I will give a subtraction timed test this coming week.

We have finished reading The Circus Came to Town and will compare it to a short story, The Day the Circus Came to Town. We have been using the Venn diagram and other graphic organizers to compare and contrast information as we read.

Looking ahead: AR deadline - March 8th
                         nine weeks end - March 9th
                         class pictures - March 14th
                         visiting author - March 16th

Bible - Lesson 21, Exodus 35:4-Exodus 40, "The Tabernacle"
Spelling - Unit 27, Test on Thurs.
Language - Unit 5, pages 178-185, titles and quotations
Reading - The Day the Circus Came to Town, and begin Peppermints in the Parlor
Math - Chapter 14, Test on Friday
Science - Chapter 12, Lesson 2, "What Are Physical Changes in Matter?"
Alabama History -  complete chapter 7, begin chapter 8